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1. National Standards Committee 2 v Mr Y [2023] NZLCDT 1 (12 January 2023) [pdf, 163 KB]

   ...He then provided undertakings to the Tribunal which can be recorded as protective of the public, but at this point are subject to the interim non-publication order. Nature of the offending [3] Given the acceptance by Mr Y of the particulars pleaded by the Standards Committee, we adopt the summary in [2.1] of the Standards Committee’s penalty submissions as follows:1 … (a) Charge One: On six occasions between February and July 2020, Mr Y altered the details of an email that...

2. CAC 304 v Morris [2016] NZREADT 35 [pdf, 124 KB]

   ...what I would describe as “mid-level” (say, up to $10,000 or up to two-thirds of the maximum fine)?” [10] He submits that the offending found by us merits a fine in the lower range; and that there are personal circumstances which support the plea for a lower range fine. [11] Mr Parmenter also submits that: “4. There were no adverse consequences for the MCT as a result of the conflict: a. The Church Street property, bought by Mr John Massam in his name, was settled by him o...

3. Denee [2011] NZLCDT 6 [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...preparation of her will. Charge 2 (Alternatively), he should have given her written advice to obtain independent legal advice on what he proposed before the will was prepared. 3 [3] Following discussions between counsel the practitioner pleaded guilty to Charge 1[b] and the remaining charges were withdrawn by leave of the Tribunal at the commencement of the hearing. Background [4] Mr Denee is an experienced legal practitioner, now a sole practitioner but formerly i...

4. GJ v TW LCRO 205 / 2011 (14 December 2011) [pdf, 80 KB]

   ...conduct fell below the acceptable standards, and any remedial steps that the wrongdoer is willing to take. [21] The information provided by the Applicant (at the hearing) about his background and general circumstances, while intended to support a plea for some leniency, left a clear impression that the trauma he has suffered has had a broad and profound impact on him which may, on this occasion, have impacted on the way he had handled the case for his client. The further enquiry...

5. Improving jury trial timeliness - Discussion document [pdf, 447 KB]

   ...series of questions throughout each section to help you address the issues, but these are just prompts and you may wish to comment more generally. We understand that you may not have a view on every proposal, or everything in this document, so please feel free to comment on any part of the paper. How to have your say Please submit your feedback by Thursday 31 October 2024. You can submit your views online through the Ministry of Justice consultation hub: Ministry of Justice – Cit...

6. Legal Aid Fee Glossary

   ...grantThis fee can be claimed each time a single charge or set of charges are added to the grant.This is a repeatable activity and can be claimed per occurrence.  If a set of charges are added, the fee cannot be claimed for each individual charge.Please note that the fee cannot be claimed unless additional charges have been added to the grant by Legal Aid Services. Schedules A-F Charge Discussions N/A Charge DiscussionsThis fee can be claimed for engaging in charge discussions with the...

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7. RT v Earthquake Commission & IAG New Zealand Ltd [2023] CEIT 003 [pdf, 289 KB]

   ...without a determination being made by the Tribunal on whether the EQC made an up to cap payment”. [23] Counsel for the applicant refers to s 57 of the Evidence Act 2006, which provides: 57 Privilege for settlement negotiations, mediation, or plea discussions (1) A person who is a party to, or a mediator in, a dispute of a kind for which relief may be given in a civil proceeding has a privilege in respect of any communication between that person and any other person who is a...

8. People charged and convicted of harmful digital communication offences June 2019 [xlsx, 635 KB]

   ...Table 2: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by court and charge outcome, 2015/2016 - 2018/2019 Table 3: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by plea type, 2015/2016 - 2018/2019 Table 4: Number and percentage of people charged with Harmful Digital Communications Act offences, by gender, ethnicity and age group, 2015/2016 - 2018/2019 Table 5: Number and percentage of people convict...

9. 2024-Justice-Sector-Projections-Report-v1.0.pdf [pdf, 1.4 MB]

   ...prohibition orders, removal of public funding for section 27 reports, capping of total sentence discounts at 40%, reinstatement of three strikes, imposition of cumulative sentences for offending on bail/while in custody/on parole, capping guilty plea discounts for those awaiting trial/at trial, and the removal of repeat discounts for youth/remorse. The impact of additional Police has not yet been determined and will be included in future projections. 3 Time spent in remand is...

10. Auckland Standards Committee v Korver [2011] NZLCDT 22 [pdf, 146 KB]

    ...contained in the charges, and to amend the form of the charges so that only matters of negligence or incompetence remained in each charge. This application resulted from Mr Korver indicating to ASC that in the event of such changes being made he would plead guilty to negligence or incompetence reflecting on his fitness to practise. [4] The Tribunal heard the application on 2 September 2011. After considering the grounds in support of the application, the position adopted by Mr Korver...